Fatwa ID: 07324
Answered by: Maulana Ubaidur Rahman
Question:
Me and my wife have not had a child yet and are struggling to conceive due to some medical conditions.
We have been advised that an Aalim can create a taweez to tie around my wife’s stomach/waist area to help.
We have been told to pray salaatul hajaat and have full faith in the Almighty. But, to also wear the taweez and to not remove it.
Is this permissible?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
The taweez (amulet) itself is not the thing which gives you the child. It is all from Allah. All goodness and blessing comes from Allah alone(3). The taweez can be worn at any time except on two occasions, when entering the toilet and engaging in any form of intimacy/ intercourse.
Someone who is proficient in the field and the science of taweez should be approached for the creating of the taweez. It is necessary that the verses of the Quran and special portions are contained inside the taweez, and nothing else which attests to the magnifying of any other deity or person. If any other person, deity or object is contained in there and their praise is mentioned, this would be classified as shirk and ascribing partners to Allah (Allah protect us all from this!).
The taweez has to be removed at time of intercourse and when going to the toilet. It is permissible to wear at all other times.
وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنهما ان رسول الله صلي الله عليه وسلم كان يقول عند الكرب لا اله الا الله العظيم الحليم لا اله الا اللخ رب العرش العظيم لا اله الا الله رب السموات و رب الارض و رب العرش الكريم , متفق عليه.((1
وَلَا الْأَهْوَاء إِنَّمَا هُوَ الإتباع وَترك الْهوى وَمن السّنة اللَّازِمَة الَّتِي من ترك مِنْهَا خصْلَة لم يقبلهَا ويؤمن بهَا لم يكن من أَهلهَا
(2)١ – الْإِيمَان بِالْقدرِ خَيره وشره والتصديق بالأحاديث فِيهِ وَالْإِيمَان بهَا لَا يُقَال لم وَلَا كَيفَ إِنَّمَا
حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ﵂ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَنْفُثُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فِي الْمَرَضِ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ بِالْمُعَوِّذَاتِ، فَلَمَّا ثَقُلَ كُنْتُ أَنْفِثُ عَلَيْهِ بِهِنَّ، وَأَمْسَحُ بِيَدِه نَفْسِهِ لِبَرَكَتِهَا.
فَسَأَلْتُ الزُّهْرِيَّ: كَيْفَ يَنْفِثُ؟ قَالَ: كَانَ يَنْفِثُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ يَمْسَحُ بِهِمَا وَجْهَهُ
(4)
- Riyaadh as Saliheen, Page 438, Qadeemi Kutb Khana.
- Usool as Sunnah, page 17, Maktabatu Shaamila.
- Mazaahir Haqq Jadeed, Page 95, Volume 3, Idaarat Islaamiyyaat Deoband.
و عن عكرمة عن ابن عباس قال المسءلة ان ترفع يديك حز و منكبيك او نحوهما و الاستغفار ان تشير باصبع واحدة و الابتهال ان تمديديك جميعا و في رواية قال والابتهال هكزا و رفع يديه و جعل ظهورهما مما يلي وجهه رواه ابو داود
- Fathul Bari Bi Sharhil Bukhari, Page 195, Volume 19, Maktabatus Shaamila.
Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.
Written by: Maulana Ubaidur Rahman.
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah.
Darul Ifta Birmingham.
